Two members of the local constabulary just walked through the bowlo looking for underage drinkers. I said, "Okay, I'll come quietly officers"

They were not amused. The only reason they were here was to get out of the 45 degree heat, I'm sure 

Excellent idea. Still on the way up though, until about 9pm tonight.



Pay no attention to times on the screen. I can't be bothered setting the date and time.

In N gauge I have 75 locos or DMUs. They were all bought for a reason and fit in with stock required for running various eras on my two N gauge layouts. Every one of them does get used although not all at the same time of course. I have not got anything that doesn't fit in except for the NGS shunter which I felt I should buy to support NGS. Even Thomas fits in with my strategy as he is used to entertain little ones on my branch line layout.

I also have 31 G scale locos/ railcars and recently six 009 locos have mysteriously appeared, don't know where they came from. I have just two 00 items in the form of a railbus and a San Francisco street car. I have to admit the street car was an unplanned impulse buy and it serves no useful purpose other than a holiday memento.

luckily we got the cool change yesterday evening, a very pleasant 27 degrees today.
A few years ago we bought a portable refrigative air con unit, as we have an evap system which works for most temps but once you get the 40's it really struggles.
a few VB's should help to cool you down.

God, I hate summer. The digits on the bottom are the outside temperature, but the inside is almost 30, with the air conditioner going full blast!!



No wonder the whiskey bottle is empty.... even that has evaporated 

I watched Travis (Adelaide Strikers) chase the Sydney Sixers total on New Years Eve Big Bash 2015 and he made something like 101 not out from 53 balls and absolutely destroyed the Sydney bowling. Didn't seem to matter what was bowled, Head would smash it.

@Roy L S

Roy:

Your models of the A2 and B1 look absolutely superb!  I also have a Langley B1 but mounted on the then Langley recommended Black 5 chassis.  I think I built this around 1980 before I had the confidence to try lining, so my model has remained in unlined black. 

Am I correct in thinking that you may have posted photos of your A2 on the old N Gauge Yahoo group or some other forum? It seems very familiar. 

I am not sure if the Pro-Models RTR A2 was a resin model from Fifty-Six and a Half Inch Models.  The only reason I say this is because Les Richardson reported on the N Gauge Yahoo group many years ago that he had bought one from Pro-Models and the body was a metal casting but the tender body was resin.  He stated that the Pro-Models loco used a modified GF V2 chassis. 

I would be interested in learning more about these relatively obscure companies and their N gauge kits. 

Ian

I'm just glad you didn't make a spelling mistake with 'messaged'  

Just found out New Zealand had a 5.4 magnitude quake. I messaged my mate's wife who doesn't live too far from the epicentre asking if all was ok.

Her reply, "Oh, did we have a quake? I must have missed it. All good"